Take misshapen Easter egg and separate it from the rest (9)
I believe the answer is:
segregate
'rest' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with social activities as well as being verbs in their base form.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'take misshapen easter egg and separate it from' is the wordplay.
'easter egg' can be anagrammed to 'SEGREGATE'.
But, I am not clear how this is indicated.
'the' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for segregate that I've seen before include "Seperate from Easter egg" , "split" , "Isolate, separate" , "Separate by race or religion" , "Cut off" .)